Who is Zeeshan Ansari? The Leg Spinner Who Dismantled DC’s Top Order in DC vs SRH Clash

Amidst the power-hitting show from the veteran DC batter Faf du Plessis, a leg spinner hailing from Uttar Pradesh caught the eyeballs all of a sudden with his sensational bowling for SRH in the 10th IPL 2025 game between DC and SRH. Here we’re talking about SRH’s newly recruited leg spinner Zeeshan Ansari, who amazed everyone with his brilliant bowling in the game against DC.

SRH spinner Pat Cummins introduced Zeeshan into the attack in the eighth over of the second innings. Later in his second over and the 10th over of the innings, Ansar gave a double blow to Delhi Capitals, dismissing both the openers Faf du Plessis and Jake Fraser-McGurk before getting the better of the veteran batter KL Rahul in his next over. 

With that said, here we’ll have a quick look at Zeeshan Ansari’s journey so far. The leg spinner finally announced his arrival after spending a few years in the Indian domestic circuit. 

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A journey from UP T20 League to IPL’s big stage

The Lucknow-born Zeeshan Ansari made his First-Class debut for Uttar Pradesh six years back in the Ranji Trophy 2017 before making his T20 debut for UP in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019. Besides that, he was also a part of India’s U-19 side, which had a few notable stars in it, including the likes of Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, and Sarfaraz Khan.

However, it took a long time for Zeeshan Ansari to make an impact at the bigger level; he played a vital role with the ball in the UP T20 League 2024 while playing for Meerut Mavericks. His brilliant bowling performances played a vital role in Meerut’s title-winning run throughout the tournament.  

He claimed a total of 16 wickets in 10 innings, including the best performance of 3 wickets at just 17 runs in a game. He ended up as the leading wicket-taker for the Meerut Mavericks in the Uttar Pradesh T20 League 2024 to help his side lift the title. 

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